Why We're Different

TFI is proud of the things that make us different. Compliance, Our Global Reach, and the Innovation
and Advances that drive our ventures make us different in the way we do business. The things that make
us different provide assurance and competitive advantages to our customers.

Compliance

Compliance in manufacturing is vital to the manufacturing and retail industries,
and for our family of companies, it has been the only way to do business long
before the concept made headlines.

For the last 35 years, we have supported, encouraged, and insisted that the
factories we own and with whom we do business do it the right way. By empowering
women, caring for the environment, building safe, comfortable, modern facilities,
and improving the communities where the factories are and the workers live, everyone benefits.

Our retail customers and brands are confident that what we do is more than just comply.

We are proud to be a part of the building of schools, medical
facilities, and daycare centers, the awarding of scholarships and merit
prizes, and being on the forefront of movements to change the way apparel
has been manufactured worldwide. The greatest accomplishment of our Company
and of our partners’ Companies is the positive impact we’ve had on individuals
and places where they live and work.

Below are just a few examples of the programs and efforts at work where we work:

Women’s Empowerment

Women’s Empowerment educates and empowers women who are homeless, with the
skills and confidence necessary to secure a job, create a healthy lifestyle,
and regain a home for themselves and their children.

Bindu Foundation

The Bindu Foundation is a registered Sri Lankan charity that aims to empower
vulnerable women, families and communities through water security. Born out of
the Brandix CSR centre, the foundation aims to change the lives of people all
across the country by bringing together like minded individuals and organizations
who want to have a positive impact on our society.

Carbon Care

Carbon Care Asia Limited (CCA) is a leading provider of cutting-edge services in
carbon strategy and sustainability innovation founded by top sustainability and
strategic development professionals. Operating as a professional social business,
CCA stands uniquely in the middle of the spectrum between NGOs and fully commercial
consultancies. This enables us to provide independent and expert advice through a
market-based approach. We provide integrated services and solutions for businesses
and institutions to manage risks, increase profitability and enhance brand value
whilst mitigating the impact of climate change.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CCA has provided carbon management and sustainability
strategy services to a variety of clients from different sectors and trades,
ranging from manufacturers, retailers, trading, hotels, entertainment, media,
finance, estate management, professional and public services, logistics and transportation.
Non-government organizations, chambers of commerce and sports associations have also
measured their carbon footprint and/or offset their carbon emissions to attain carbon
neutral status for their activities.

The Global Compact

The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed
to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in
the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. By doing so, business,
as a primary driver of globalization, can help ensure that markets, commerce, technology
and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere.

As social, political and economic challenges (and opportunities) — whether occurring at
home or in other regions — affect business more than ever before, many companies
recognize the need to collaborate and partner with governments, civil society, labour
and the United Nations.

This ever-increasing understanding is reflected in the Global Compact's rapid growth.
With over 12,000 corporate participants and other stakeholders from over 145 countries,
it is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world.

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Our Reach

Our ventures span across the globe, taking advantage of speed, price, tax and duty agreements.
Different regions provide benefits in our ability to make quality goods at competitive prices. Our
Western Hemisphere production allows for speed to market that Asian facilities cannot match. For
example, Intimark can produce pre-approved garments for replenishment from purchase order to
distribution center in under 20
days. Our Stretchline operations supply narrow elastic to the intimate apparel industry in Sri
Lanka, China, Indonesia, Central America and Mexico out of facilities near the manufacturing
centers maximizing efficiency in communication and price. Our fully automated Bangladesh sweater
facility provides top quality sweaters to European and American customers at highly competitive prices.

Innovations and Technology

One of our strongest capabilities is the cutting edge research and development of fabrics, yarns,
components, manufacturing techniques, and processes.

Stretchline Holdings, for example, has many patents on developments in bra components that make
the foundations more practical, comfortable and durable. Linea Aqua developed the fabric for the
swimsuits used by the USA Olympic swim team in 2008 that broke numerous World Records. The
swimsuit was later banned from competition due to its advanced materials.

Samtex recently invested in technology that improves the process of online fitting, allowing a customer to more accurately size themselves when purchasing garments over the internet.

We are continually striving to make advancements in
the apparel industry and look for technology and innovations in which to invest.